Job Trends
Rampart Bioscience was working on a platform to deliver gene therapies without the need for viral vectors.
Labor Market Reports
BioSpace’s Q3 2025 U.S. Life Sciences Job Market Report reveals a turbulent quarter for biopharma hiring, with record declines in job postings, rising layoffs, and cautious employer sentiment shaping the industry’s employment landscape.
BioSpace data show biopharma professionals faced increased competition for fewer employment opportunities during the second quarter of 2025, with increased pressure from further layoffs.
Establishing trust through thought leadership is no longer optional in today’s cautious biopharma market. Learn how strategic insights and targeted outreach can turn awareness into high-converting leads.
Now Hiring
Looking for a new opportunity in New Jersey? These nine companies have open roles that could be a great fit for you.
Job listings in the area have ticked up in the last month. These seven companies are hiring in South San Francisco right now, including scientist and clinical roles.
Looking for a biopharma job in New York? Check out the BioSpace list of eight companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
Career Advice
Clarity on employment terms is essential to protect careers. In this column, Kaye/Bassman’s Michael Pietrack speaks to employment attorney Howard Matalon, JD, partner at OlenderFeldman, on how to evaluate the fine print of an employment agreement.
THE LATEST
After a slight delay, things remain on schedule for Alnylam’s new $200 million manufacturing facility. The company expects the site to open in late 2019, which could follow regulatory approval of patisiran, its RNAi treatment for Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis.
As its core semiconductor and smartphone businesses slow down, South Korea’s Samsung Group has announced a broad investment into new areas. Those areas include artificial intelligence (AI), 5G mobile technology, electronic components for the automotive industry, and biopharmaceuticals.
This week, the Business Journals compiled a list of the 25 companies across the United States with the highest median salary for employees. According to the list, median salaries for these companies ranked from $198,000 to $495,000. Of those companies listed, more than half were in the pharma or biotech industries.
Navitor Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced that Thomas E. Hughes will be the company’s new chief executive officer.
Following a change to U.S. corporate tax laws, Pfizer announced at the beginning of this year that it intends to invest $5 billion in U.S. manufacturing over the next five years. On Tuesday, Pfizer showed its commitment to that promise with a $465 million investment in a new Michigan manufacturing site that is expected to create more than 450 jobs.
Merck said it will lower the cost of one drug by 60 percent and several other drugs by 10 percent.
Teva Pharmaceuticals is moving its U.S. headquarters to Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey as part of a plan to centralize its operations in North America.
Boston, New York, San Diego and San Francisco are the typical spots that people refer to when they think about biotech hotspots in the United States. But don’t discount New Jersey.
Evotec is now a more powerful player in the infectious disease sector following the signing of its three-month-old deal to integrate Sanofi’s anti-infectives unit, including the majority of Sanofi’s infectious disease research portfolio and initiatives into its organization.
Allergan announced positive results from its oral Phase IIb/III CGRP antagonist, atogepant. Allergan said atogepant showed a statistically significant reduction in monthly migraine days.